>>> rock legends came together last night to help victims of superstorm sandy. on stage, rick springsteen and eddie vedder of pearl jam. ♪ ♪ you are only coming through in waves ♪ ♪ your lips move but i can't hear what you say ♪ >>> you're in "the situation room." happening now, president obama and house speaker john boehner are getting ready to meet any minute now at the white house. we're going there for the very latest. also, with susan rice taking her name out of the mix for secretary of state, will senator john kerry be the next secretary of state? and this -- syrian teenager braves a barrage of gunfire in an attempt to save a woman hit by snipers. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." let's get first to a meeting that is about to happen at the white house. a critically important meeting between the president of the united states and speaker of the house of representatives. this is the first face-to-face meeting the two men have had since sunday. at issue, whether or not the united states will go over the so called fiscal